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. 1997 Jul;21(3):185–187. doi: 10.1007/s002640050147

Expansive laminoplasty for lumbar intradural lipoma

H Matsui 1, M Kanamori 1, K Miaki 1
PMCID: PMC3617685  PMID: 9266300

Summary.

We evaluated the pre- and postoperative neurological state of 3 patients with lumbar intradural lipoma. Total resection of the lipoma in the cauda equina was impossible, and partial resection and expansive laminoplasty was carried out. Subsequent neural involvement may depend on the duration of symptoms rather than the extent of resection. Expansive laminoplasty is appropriate in these circumstances since decompression is combined with spinal stabilization.

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Accepted: 18 April 1996


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